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Jonathan Richman's biggest mainstream/crossover moment is as the wandering minstrel/soundtrack composer for There's Something About Mary.
But long before that I had been interested in his music and worlds. There was his band Modern Lovers who recorded an album in the very early 70s – only to have it eventually released a few years later.
It regularly pops…
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